Gary Albert Knight (born 26 August 1951) is a former New Zealand rugby union player and

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Rugby union

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, Knight represented Horowhenua and Manawatu at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1977 to 1986. He played 66 matches for the All Blacks, including 36 internationals. While playing for the All Blacks during the 1981 springbok tour Knight was famously felled by a flour bomb dropped by Marx Jones.

Wrestling

Knight competed for New Zealand in the super heavyweight (+100 kg) division of freestyle wrestling at the

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in Christchurch, winning the bronze medal.

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1951 births Rugby union players from Wellington City Living people Sportspeople from Wellington City People educated at Mana College New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Horowhenua-Kapiti rugby union players Manawatu rugby union players Rugby union props Wrestlers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand New Zealand male sport wrestlers Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling {{NewZealand-wrestling-bio-stub